Indians defeat Twins, 3-1, as Lewis shines again

Chuck Crow/The Plain DealerRookie left-hander Scott Lewis, a former star at Ohio State, stretched his scoreless streak to 14 innings Monday night as he picked up his second big-league victory, 3-1, over Minnesota at Progressive Field.

Home runs by Kelly Shoppach and Shin-Soo Choo gave the Indians a 3-1 win against the Minnesota Twins on Monday night at Progressive Field.

Cleveland rookie pitcher Scott Lewis, making his second career start, went six scoreless innings to improve to 2-0. Lewis has not allowed a run in 14 innings, which is the longest streak for an Indian rookie pitcher at the start of his career since 1969, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Shoppach connected for a solo home run off Twins' starter Kevin Slowey (12-10) with two outs in the fourth inning. It was his 21st of the season. In the fifth, Shoo sent a 3-2 pitch into the right-field seats for a two-run homer. It was Choo's 11th home run.

The Indians got one inning of relief from Rafael Betancourt, Rafael Perez and Jensen Lewis.
Minnesota's Joe Mauer hit a home run off Lewis with one out in the ninth inning. Lewis earned his ninth save.

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